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Choose a spooky California ghost story or a funny tall tale from the list below, or return to State Folklore to read a story from another state.
- The Bloodstain
A murdered man haunts the house where he was killed. - The Guardian of Yosemite
The beautiful spirit of Yosemite falls in love with a great chief. - The Grave
A woman haunts her burial ground. - Healthy Climate
The California climate is so healthy, it's hard to die. - I'm All Right
A soldier visits his mother after he is killed in action. - The Lady in Lace
A beautiful ghost walks the shores near Pebble Beach. - The Llorona, Omen of Death
Two young men see the ghost of the Llorona as they drive home one evening. - Milk bottles
Day after day, a woman comes to the store for milk and leaves without paying. - Joaquin Murietta, The Bandit of the Goldfields
A young man turns outlaw after a gang of jealous gold miners kills his wife and his brother. - Sasquatch
A couple of hikers encounter Bigfoot while out on the trails. - Tommy Knockers
The spirits of departed miners help miners find ore and knock on the walls right before a cave-in.
A murdered wife returns from the grave
to destroy her faithless husband; the Lady in Lace walks the roads near
Pebble Beach; La Llorona warns an old man that death is approaching;
and a Corpse Walker animates the body of a dead miner in Spooky
California by S.E. Schlosser. Read 30 tales of California
ghosts and spooks, including Big Foot and the Lake Tahoe Serpent! |
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